PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Silveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silveira
vs
Zorin

200 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
179 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Zorin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorin swings for the body but Silveira moves out of range.
Silveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorin manages to avoid it.
Zorin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zorin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silveira moves away from the strike by Zorin.
Max Zorin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silveira ducks under a wild hook from Zorin.
Silveira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silveira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silveira lands a nice looking body shot.
Zorin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zorin.
Zorin misses with the combination.
Silveira lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the liver by Silveira. Beautiful body shot.
Zorin looks gassed!
Silveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silveira.
A shot to the body from Zorin misses
and Silveira counters with a series of strikes. Zorin will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Zorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Oooh a lovely combination from Silveira sends Zorin down but not out. Silveira dives into side control looking to finish.

Zorin is rocked!

Silveira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zorin is still on wobbly legs! Can Silveira finish him?
Silveira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zorin seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice straight punches there by Silveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silveira.
Silveira swinging wildly here.
Silveira scores with a three punch combo!
Silveira scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Zorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silveira moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silveira is looking to wear down Zorin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Silveira does no damage.
Zorin walks into a jab.
Silveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silveira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zorin misses with a shot to the body
and Silveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Zorin does no damage.
Silveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zorin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silveira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silveira throws a shot to the body.
Silveira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silveira lands a jab-cross combination.
Zorin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zorin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silveira lands a jab to Zorin's midsection.
Silveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silveira.
Silveira punishes Zorin's body with a nice straight punch.
Silveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silveira cracks Zorin with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira cracks a nice hook into Zorin's ribs.
Silveira connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silveira slips under a jab.
Silveira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Silveira.
Silveira scores with a one two! Zorin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silveira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Zorin misses.
Zorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zorin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Zorin misses the target.
Silveira swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silveira scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Silveira.
Silveira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveira digs a good body shot into Zorin's ribs.
Silveira ducks under a wild hook from Zorin.
Zorin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silveira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Silveira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zorin doesn't seem phased though.
Silveira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zorin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zorin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silveira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Silveira as he connects with a hook.
Silveira throws a series of punches but Zorin avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silveira circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Silveira.
Silveira lands a jab to Zorin's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Silveira dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silveira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zorin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zorin looks to score with a jab to the body but Silveira is just out of range.
Silveira moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silveira.
Silveira takes a swing at Zorin's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo Silveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Zorin throws a series of punches but Silveira moves out of range.
Zorin dodges the punch combination from Silveira.
Silveira throws a one two combo.
Silveira clobbers Zorin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Silveira does no damage.
Silveira tries to bum rush Zorin with a series of wild strikes but Zorin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zorin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silveira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zorin misses with a few strikes there.
Zorin misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zorin.
Silveira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silveira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zorin can do to turn this around?
Zorin dodges the punch combination from Silveira.
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Zorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silveira throws a nice looking combination but Zorin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silveira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zorin.
Leonardo Silveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zorin just misses with a punch to the body.
Silveira stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zorin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silveira.
Silveira misses with a combination
and Zorin counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Zorin misses the target.
Silveira misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira misses with a wild body shot.
Silveira is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silveira misses with a double jab.
Silveira looks to land a right hand but Zorin moved out of range.
Zorin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zorin just misses with a punch to the body.
Silveira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zorin backs up against the cage.
Zorin throws a big shot that misses.
Silveira lands with a straight right. Zorin didn't see that one coming.
Zorin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silveira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silveira scores with a nice right hand.
Zorin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silveira moves away.
Silveira misses the shot to the body.
Zorin fails to land with a series of punches.
Silveira lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zorin manages to avoid it.
Silveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silveira.
Silveira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zorin doesn't seem bothered though.
Silveira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silveira cracks Zorin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zorin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zorin misses the jab.
Zorin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zorin misses with a hook. Silveira ducked under it nicely.
Silveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Silveira.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silveira misses with a few strikes there.
Silveira lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorin throws a combination that misses
and Silveira counters with a straight right hand.
Silveira misses with a double jab.
Zorin needs to keep his hands up - Silveira had a free shot at his head there.
Silveira slips a straight right by Zorin.
Zorin works Silveira's body with a nice hook.
Zorin misses with a looping right.
Silveira tries to bum rush Zorin with a series of wild strikes but Zorin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silveira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zorin backs up against the cage.
Zorin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silveira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zorin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silveira throws out a powerful jab.
Silveira lands a glancing blow to the side of Zorin's head.
Silveira misses with a wild combination.
Zorin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silveira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Silveira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Zorin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silveira lands a lovely overhand right.
Zorin avoids the body shot from Silveira.
Zorin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silveira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silveira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zorin sizes up Silveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zorin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silveira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zorin.
Silveira lands a slapping body shot.
Silveira misses with a series of wild punches.
Zorin throws a hook to the side of Silveira's head but Silveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zorin misses with a double jab
and Silveira counters with a right hand to the body.
Zorin dodges the punch combination from Silveira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveira throws a combination that misses
and Silveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zorin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silveira misses with a two punch combination.
Silveira lands a body shot.
Silveira misses with a wild combination.
Zorin throws a hook but Silveira blocks it.
Donk. Silveira catches Zorin right on the button with a cross.
Zorin misses with a hook to the body
and Silveira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silveira lands a two punch combo.
Silveira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silveira catches Zorin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silveira staying out of range there.
Silveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Max Zorin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zorin.
Zorin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silveira cracks Zorin with an open hand slap.
Zorin sizes up Silveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silveira misses with a few strikes there.
Silveira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silveira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zorin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zorin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silveira.
Zorin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silveira throws a shot to the body.
Silveira lands with a good body shot.
Silveira clobbers Zorin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silveira defending well as Zorin loads up on a big left hand.
Silveira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zorin at a distance.
Zorin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silveira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silveira displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Zorin there.
Zorin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Silveira misses.
Silveira swings for the body but Zorin moves out of range.
Zorin lands with a nice combination. Silveira backs away looking to recover.
Silveira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zorin missing with a left hand there. Silveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorin.
Zorin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silveira counters with a one-two to the body.
Leonardo Silveira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zorin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zorin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Silveira.
Silveira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zorin throws a lazy right hand but Silveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silveira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zorin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Silveira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silveira.
Zorin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zorin throws an overhand right that lands on Silveira's shoulder, as Silveira tries to avoid the shot.
Silveira scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zorin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silveira looks to land a combination. Zorin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silveira lands a nice hook to Zorin's body. Zorin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Zorin misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Silveira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silveira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Silveira!